The first half-hour is smoothly atmospheric: Dahl's night-time camerawork mimics the seedy, washed-out palette of the basement card-joints, all curling wisps of smoke and long shadows. While Rounders can't be faulted on its poker knowledge, the rest of the movie struggles to match this professionalism. ![]() Card players, it seems, need the rush of a flush in the same way an alcoholic needs a can of Special Brew. In Teddy KGB's colour-drained gambling den, the ABCs of the game are explained by Damon's cool-headed voice-over. Rounders is arrogantly indie, sneaking you into the basement world of the compulsive gambler and sitting you down at the table. ![]() Last Seduction director Dahl no doubt hoped to create a tale of friendship set against the backdrop of poker - The Colour Of Money with cards.
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